The Science of Seasonal Immunity   Your child’s immune system does not work at one fixed setting all year. It is a dynamic network of physical barriers, immune cells, proteins, chemical signals and specialised tissues...

A walk down the supplement aisle when the school term starts and you will find plenty of products promising to support your child’s immune system. Vitamin C gummies sit alongside elderberry syrups, multivitamins and increasingly,...

September has a particular kind of reset energy with the summer holidays begin to wind down, mornings become more structured and daily life starts to regain a little predictability. While January is often treated as...

New term, new germs. Kids are almost back to school, autumn is looming and soon they’ll be bringing home the bugs. Within days of being at school there’s the potential for fever, coughs and colds....

For many women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, the condition is first associated with irregular periods, androgen excess, difficulty with ovulation and fertility. But there is much more going on beneath the surface. PCOS...

It feels like we've barely had time to blink before summer has flown by and September's started. One minute the children are spending long afternoons outside, eating countless ice creams and staying up late, and...

School’s back in, and the bugs are out. After weeks of summer freedom, September spells classrooms, close contact, shared surfaces and plenty of opportunities for everyday viruses to circulate. It’s known as the “September Immunity...

For many parents, September is a month of getting everyone organised again: finding the lost water bottle, remembering PE kits, resetting bedtime routines, and preparing for the inevitable bugs that seem to make their way...

Fatigue has a way of creeping into everyday life, where at first, it is easy to explain away. A busy week, poor sleep, too much stress, or simply getting older can all seem like reasonable...